Two Perspectives on Popular Music
Chute Goes 'Outside the Box' in New Book on Contemporary Comics
Since joining the University of Chicago faculty in 2010, Hillary Chute quickly established herself as the campus’ resident comics expert. In addition to co-teaching a course on comics and autobiography with famed cartoonist Alison Bechdel, Chute organized a conference through the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, which brought together the world’s leading cartoonists for three days of public conversation.
Turkish President Presents Cornell Fleischer with Order of Merit
Turkish President Abdullah Gül awarded the Order of Merit to Cornell Fleischer, Kanuni Suleyman Professor, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, at a June 11 ceremony at the Cankaya Presidential Palace. The Order of Merit honors significant contributions made by international scholars to Turkish civilization, language, and culture.
Faculty Members, Graduate Student Receive ACLS Fellowships
Four Division of the Humanities scholars received American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) research and teaching fellowships for the 2014-15 academic year. The fellowships were awarded to Robert Bird, Steven Collins, Paul Copp, and Andrew Cashner.
Ancient Parasite Suggests Human Technology Contributed to Spread of Diseases
The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200-year-old grave at a prehistoric town by the Euphrates River in Syria may be the first evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed to disease burden.
